Michael Metivier
@grousehollow.bsky.social
Editor at Merriam-Webster // Poems and essays in Orion, Antiphony, Prairie Schooner, Poetry, EcoTheo, Blue Mountain Review, Bad Lilies, Kenyon Review, African American Review, Bennington Review, Columba, more // he/him // Vermont // MichaelMetivier.com
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The Words of the Week:
Reggae
Tryptophan
Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg, Lake
Wicked
Struthious
Reggae
Tryptophan
Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg, Lake
Wicked
Struthious
The Words of the Week - Nov. 28
Dictionary lookups from music, geography, and turkey
www.merriam-webster.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:51 PM
The Words of the Week:
Reggae
Tryptophan
Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg, Lake
Wicked
Struthious
Reggae
Tryptophan
Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg, Lake
Wicked
Struthious
Reposted by Michael Metivier
Mommy got a gift 🥰
November 28, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Mommy got a gift 🥰
Scarlet Joe Handsome sez no snow on the north side of the mountain. 🪶
November 28, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Scarlet Joe Handsome sez no snow on the north side of the mountain. 🪶
If you’re on 91 between WRJ and Brattleboro be careful! A couple of crashes, and very low visibility (worse than this).
November 28, 2025 at 6:20 PM
If you’re on 91 between WRJ and Brattleboro be careful! A couple of crashes, and very low visibility (worse than this).
Bands I have seen multiple times:
Fruit Bats
Wilco
Pearl Jam
Bonny Light Horseman
Andrew Bird
Elliott Smith
Scud Mountain Boys
Tank & the Bangas
Low
Handsome Family
Fruit Bats
Wilco
Pearl Jam
Bonny Light Horseman
Andrew Bird
Elliott Smith
Scud Mountain Boys
Tank & the Bangas
Low
Handsome Family
> Besides Grateful Dead, Phish and Widespread Panic, introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen multiple times.
- Steve Miller
- Elvis Costello
- Indigo Girls
- Natalie Merchant
- Lilly Golden
- Steve Miller
- Elvis Costello
- Indigo Girls
- Natalie Merchant
- Lilly Golden
> Besides Grateful Dead, Phish and Widespread Panic, introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen multiple times.
-disappear fear
-Springsteen
-Afghan Whigs
-indigo Girls
-Maceo Parker
-disappear fear
-Springsteen
-Afghan Whigs
-indigo Girls
-Maceo Parker
November 28, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Bands I have seen multiple times:
Fruit Bats
Wilco
Pearl Jam
Bonny Light Horseman
Andrew Bird
Elliott Smith
Scud Mountain Boys
Tank & the Bangas
Low
Handsome Family
Fruit Bats
Wilco
Pearl Jam
Bonny Light Horseman
Andrew Bird
Elliott Smith
Scud Mountain Boys
Tank & the Bangas
Low
Handsome Family
We left Massachusetts this morning unfortunately before my mom vivisected this monkey and found all of my old M.U.S.C.L.E. figurines.
November 28, 2025 at 5:48 PM
We left Massachusetts this morning unfortunately before my mom vivisected this monkey and found all of my old M.U.S.C.L.E. figurines.
New Year New You 👇👇👇
Greetings friend! We know you love to buy 𝗢𝘂𝘁𝗱𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝟭𝟮"𝘅𝟭𝟮" and today is the only day when you can save up to 18% on 𝗢𝘂𝘁𝗱𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝟭𝟮"𝘅𝟭𝟮"! Whether you're shopping for 𝗢𝘂𝘁𝗱𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝟭𝟮"𝘅𝟭𝟮" for family, friends, or just yourself, today is YOUR day for 𝗢𝘂𝘁𝗱𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝟭𝟮"𝘅𝟭𝟮"
November 28, 2025 at 5:26 PM
New Year New You 👇👇👇
Black bear
Bobcat
Fin whale
Agouti
Geoffrey’s spider monkey
Bobcat
Fin whale
Agouti
Geoffrey’s spider monkey
Introduce yourself with five animals you have seen in the wild:
1. Black Bear
2. Foxes
3. Manatee
4. Armadillo
5. Hawk
1. Black Bear
2. Foxes
3. Manatee
4. Armadillo
5. Hawk
Introduce yourself with five animals you have seen in the wild:
feral iguanas (lots)
racoons (ditto)
black bear
fox
toads
feral iguanas (lots)
racoons (ditto)
black bear
fox
toads
November 28, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Black bear
Bobcat
Fin whale
Agouti
Geoffrey’s spider monkey
Bobcat
Fin whale
Agouti
Geoffrey’s spider monkey
Happy day after Thanksgiving from this knit bear that my mom has been topping with hair brushed off her enormous fluffy cat.
November 28, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Happy day after Thanksgiving from this knit bear that my mom has been topping with hair brushed off her enormous fluffy cat.
This joke is pretty slick.
Quick, they can’t have gotten far
Thieves have stolen €90,000 worth of fine French snails destined for some of the country’s most prestigious restaurants
November 28, 2025 at 1:17 AM
This joke is pretty slick.
My dad was only 7 years older than I am now in this picture. Chicago 2004. I’d been dating my now-wife for 2.5 months.
November 27, 2025 at 8:45 PM
My dad was only 7 years older than I am now in this picture. Chicago 2004. I’d been dating my now-wife for 2.5 months.
proudest peacock
November 27, 2025 at 7:18 PM
proudest peacock
Happy Thanksgiving from my childhood backyard woods (there were a lot more tall hemlocks growing right up to the house when I was little)z
November 27, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Happy Thanksgiving from my childhood backyard woods (there were a lot more tall hemlocks growing right up to the house when I was little)z
So I saw Richard Thompson last Friday and he played “Withered and Died” and then Evan sang it last night during his solo set, LOL.
Wasn’t sure he was going to play “Frank Mills” then BAM second encore!
November 27, 2025 at 2:09 PM
So I saw Richard Thompson last Friday and he played “Withered and Died” and then Evan sang it last night during his solo set, LOL.
Wasn’t sure he was going to play “Frank Mills” then BAM second encore!
November 27, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Wasn’t sure he was going to play “Frank Mills” then BAM second encore!
Hannah & Gabi? Tenderfoot? I am a happy man.
First time seeing the Lemonheads since I became a fan in 1992/93!
November 27, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Hannah & Gabi? Tenderfoot? I am a happy man.
First time seeing the Lemonheads since I became a fan in 1992/93!
November 27, 2025 at 1:11 AM
First time seeing the Lemonheads since I became a fan in 1992/93!
Reposted by Michael Metivier
People will die, and are currently dying, because RFK was granted one of the most powerful megaphones in the country. Two people who could have thrown barriers in front of his climb decided not to; there's a sex scandal here but it is not the biggest scandal.
November 26, 2025 at 11:30 PM
People will die, and are currently dying, because RFK was granted one of the most powerful megaphones in the country. Two people who could have thrown barriers in front of his climb decided not to; there's a sex scandal here but it is not the biggest scandal.
Reposted by Michael Metivier
People need food. Market won’t provide it. Government should. It’s literally the whole point.
Turns out Mamdani's controversial proposal for government-run supermarkets isn't so novel. Other cities also are toying with the idea to bring fresh, affordable food to communities that do not have easy access to it. Good WSJ read (gift link)
www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
Inside Atlanta’s First Government-Funded Supermarket
The goal is for the store to become profitable without any government subsidy within three years.
www.wsj.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:53 PM
People need food. Market won’t provide it. Government should. It’s literally the whole point.
Reposted by Michael Metivier
Happy Thanksgiving! Have you discovered a kid who LOVES baking? Meet Ivy! Books make great gifts for the holidays--and any days! #kidlit
November 26, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Happy Thanksgiving! Have you discovered a kid who LOVES baking? Meet Ivy! Books make great gifts for the holidays--and any days! #kidlit
Reposted by Michael Metivier
I have often seen masculinity, conventional version, as a constant renunciation, in return for corrosive power. All the things you're not allowed to like, enjoy, do, say, wear, but (metaphorically speaking) this straitjacket comes with a gun.
So many men go through life like that. You can play poker because it's right-coded, you can't enjoy fruity alcoholic drinks because they're women-coded, you can't lick an ice cream cone because it's gay-coded. All day, every day, choosing and judging things based on coding for narrow norms.
November 26, 2025 at 4:22 PM
I have often seen masculinity, conventional version, as a constant renunciation, in return for corrosive power. All the things you're not allowed to like, enjoy, do, say, wear, but (metaphorically speaking) this straitjacket comes with a gun.
Wednesdays that are actually Fridays feel funny.
November 26, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Wednesdays that are actually Fridays feel funny.
Reposted by Michael Metivier
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷